Safety initiative
Kids Don't Float program expands at Cultus Lake ahead of busy summer season
CULTUS LAKE - After an inaugural rollout that was considered a success last year, the Kids Don't Float lifejacket program is back for a second year at Cultus Lake. The Chilliwack RCMP detachment says the program has now expanded with a second station near Sunnyside Campsite and the Cultus Lake Marina, giving even more ...
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Chilliwack teacher reprimanded
Chilliwack teacher, who once coached G.W. Graham football, reprimanded for misconduct
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack School District teacher has been reprimanded for professional misconduct in the classroom during the 2022-23 school year. According to a text of a consent agreement from the British Columbia Commissioner for Teacher Regulation, Robert Luke Acheson was employed as an inclusion teacher for SD33 ...
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Cops for Cancer
Chilliwack RCMP constable excited to join battle against cancer in annual fundraising ride
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP say one of their own constables will be participating in the 2025 Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley, a cycling event spanning roughly a week that raises funds and promotes general awareness about childhood cancer research and support programs. Constable Rudy Tichelaar from the Chilliwack RCMP ...
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Confirmed cases of measles
Locally acquired measles infection confirmed in 3 Chilliwack residents: Fraser Health
CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Fraser Health Authority says a measles infection has been confirmed in three unvaccinated Chilliwack residents since June 20. According to a statement released by FHA spokesperson Nick Eagland, information gathered to date indicates the three cases appear to be locally acquired and n...
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Local partnership
Chilliwack students gifted with fishing rods and gear, as RCMP partner with local school
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack RCMP member took time out of his schedule earlier this month to help students from a Chilliwack school with hooks and proper technique during a special fishing club session at Cultus Lake. Chilliwack RCMP Constable Bradley Holditch from the Indigenous Police Services division joined students o...
Jun 24, 2025
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Prisoner hospitalized
Fraser Valley prisoner hospitalized after assault
ABBOTSFORD - Correctional Service Canada says a Fraser Valley inmate at a medium-security prison was hospitalized this past week after being assaulted. According to a statement from federal correctional staff, an inmate at Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford was the victim of an unspecified assault on Friday, June 20. Ma...
Jun 24, 2025
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British Columbia
Enbridge says it would pitch new Alberta-B.C. pipeline only under right conditions
CALGARY - Canada's biggest crude oil shipper says a lot needs to happen before it would propose a new pipeline to the West Coast. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said she wants to see a pipeline running from her province to the Port of Prince Rupert, B.C., so that more oilsands crude can be exported to Asia by tanke...
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B.C. mall owner lays out plan for Bay leases. Landlords are unconvinced
TORONTO - A B.C. billionaire hoping to launch a new department store chain in former Hudson's Bay and Saks Canada spaces estimates she can have at least 20 locations up and running within 180 days of signing leases, but landlords aren't on board with her plan. The timeline is one of many highlights in a package prepare...
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Former B.C. finance minister says Conservative nomination process needs examination
OTTAWA - A longtime British Columbia MLA who was rejected as a candidate by the federal Conservatives in the April election is calling on the party to examine its nomination process. Michael de Jong, who was B.C.'s finance minister from 2012 to 2017, planned to run for the Tories in the riding of Abbotsford-South Langl...
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New campaign encourages B.C. to 'squeal' on invasive pigs
WILLIAMS LAKE - British Columbia's Invasive Species Council says the province needs to get ahead of the potential risk of invasive pigs before they gain a foothold the way they have elsewhere in Canada. The council says the animals cause extensive damage to ecosystems, farmland, and infrastructure and can spread diseas...
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StatCan says two-bedroom asking rents highest in Vancouver in Q1
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says Vancouver saw the highest average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the first quarter. The average asking price in B.C.'s largest city for a two-bedroom unit was $3,170, down from $3,440 in the first quarter of 2024. The average asking price in Toronto in the first quarter of th...
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April sees uptick in B.C. overdose deaths with 165 fatalities: coroners service
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroners service says a rebound in overdoses in April saw a return to more than 160 deaths a month due to toxic drugs. The April death toll follows last month's update that confirmed March as the sixth consecutive month during which fewer than 160 people died. The BC Coroners Service says ...
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Canada
Canada issues deportation orders, cancels visas for Iranian regime members
OTTAWA - The federal border agency says three people have been found ineligible to remain in Canada in recent years for being senior officials of the Iranian regime. The Canada Border Services Agency says deportation orders were issued for all three and one has been removed from Canada. In 2022, Ottawa declared Iran's ...
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This year's Fête nationale was hottest June day on record in Montreal
MONTREAL - Tuesday's Fête nationale holiday was the hottest June day in Montreal since records started. Environment Canada says temperatures hit 35.6 C, breaking the all-time high for June set 61 years ago. The previous monthly high of 35 C was set on June 30, 1964, recorded at Montreal's Trudeau Airport, where r...
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No evidence federal election was affected by foreign interference, commissioner says
OTTAWA - Canada's elections commissioner says she has no evidence the result of the federal election in April was affected by foreign interference, disinformation or voter intimidation. In a preliminary report today, Commissioner Caroline Simard says her office received more than 16,000 complaints about the spring camp...
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Montreal asking rents up nearly 71% in six years, according to Statistics Canada
MONTREAL - A new Statistics Canada report says asking rent in Montreal has risen by nearly 71 per cent since 2019. Average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $1,930 in the first quarter of 2025, up from $1,130 six years ago. Asking rents have roughly doubled in some other Quebec cities, including Drummondville...
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Former B.C. finance minister says Conservative nomination process needs examination
OTTAWA - A longtime British Columbia MLA who was rejected as a candidate by the federal Conservatives in the April election is calling on the party to examine its nomination process. Michael de Jong, who was B.C.'s finance minister from 2012 to 2017, planned to run for the Tories in the riding of Abbotsford-South Langl...
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Google urges CRTC to use restraint with Online Streaming Act
OTTAWA - Google's representatives are asking the federal broadcast regulator to exercise caution and restraint in regulating online platforms. They say there is no rationale for the CRTC imposing traditional regulatory tools on online platforms. Google is appearing today before a CRTC hearing on market dynamics, held a...
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World
NATO leaders agree to hike military spending and restate 'ironclad commitment' to collective defense
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and expressed their "ironclad commitment" to come to each other's aid if attacked. The 32 leaders endorsed a final summit statement saying: "Allies commit ...
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Iran executes 3 more prisoners over allegedly spying for Israel, state media say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran executed three more prisoners Wednesday over allegedly spying for Israel, its state-run IRNA news agency reported, the latest hangings connected to its war with Israel. The hangings happened in Urmia Prison in Iran's West Azerbaijan province, which is the country's most northwest...
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Explosive kills 7 Israeli soldiers in Gaza inside an armored vehicle, military says
JERUSALEM (AP) - Seven Israeli soldiers were killed Tuesday in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when their armored vehicle was struck by an explosive, an Israeli military official said Wednesday. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in line with military regulations, said six of the soldiers' name...
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Sports
Montreal captain Marie-Philip Poulin wins PWHL's Billie Jean King MVP award
OTTAWA - Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin has won the Professional Women's Hockey League's Billie Jean King MVP Award for the 2024-25 season. Poulin, who was also named forward of the year, was presented the awards at a ceremony Wednesday afternoon in Ottawa. The 34-year-old Poulin led the league with 19 g...
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Miami's Messi still the highest-earner in Major League Soccer at US$20.5 million
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi remains Major League Soccer's highest-paid player this season at $20,446,667 (all figures in U.S. dollars), according to figures released Wednesday by the MLS Players Association. Miami has two other players in the top 10 with No. 3 Sergio Busquets at $8,774,996 and No. 8 Jordi Alba at $6 mil...
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Veteran skip Carruthers pulls out of curling Pre-Trials to focus on coaching
OTTAWA - Team Reid Carruthers has pulled out of the Home Hardware Pre-Trials in October and has been replaced by Team Jayden King, Curling Canada said Wednesday. Carruthers, from Winnipeg, plans to focus on his coaching commitments with Team Kerri Einarson, the sport organization said in a statement. It wasn't immediat...
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